160: A Perspective About Challenges with Nonprofit Boards

My guest for this episode is Hardy Smith. As a consultant and speaker, he works with nonprofits who want to benefit from fully engaged boards. His results-focused approach was developed during a 30-year career in the high-performance world of NASCAR racing. Hardy Smith is the author of Amazon's best-selling new book, Stop The Nonprofit Board Blame Game. When not consulting with or speaking to nonprofit organizations, Hardy enjoys watching cooking competition shows with his wife (He had an appearance on Food Network's Great American Food Truck Race). He also enjoys being a Granddad, following college basketball, reading, and trying to keep up with my 94-year-old walking accountability partner.   Here's what to expect during the episode: How do you spot and fix dysfunctional nonprofit boards? What are the most significant challenges facing nonprofits today? Why do some nonprofit boards fail? What are the common mistakes to avoid when recruiting board members? How do you deal with difficult board members? How do you choose the right person in an organization? Why do some nonprofits have a board problem?   Connect with Hardy Smith! Website: https://www.hardysmith.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Hardy.Smith.Nonprofit.Speaker.Consultant LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hardysmith/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/HardySmithConsultant Twitter: https://twitter.com/hardysmith1   Free resource from Mary - 3 Steps to Board Recruitment Success webinar: https://www.hilandconsulting.org/brswebinar   Mary's book is available on Amazon or wherever books are sold: Love Your Board! The Executive Directors' Guide to Discovering the Sources of Nonprofit Board Troubles and What to Do About Them.   Be sure to subscribe to Inspired Nonprofit Leadership so that you don't miss a single episode, and while you're at it, won't you take a moment to write a short review and rate our show? It would be greatly appreciated!   Let us know the topics or questions you would like to hear about in a future episode. You can do that, and follow us, on Facebook.   Connect with Mary! LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maryhiland Inspired Nonprofit Leadership Facebook Group: https://tinyurl.com/inspirednonprofitleadership Company Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hilandconsulting Website: https://www.hilandconsulting.org